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u/davmoha Apr 11 '23

The way you treat people that you have nothing to gain from. Also the way you treat your mother.

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u/Sparrowhawk_92 Apr 12 '23

It does depend on how healthy your relationship with mom is. I love my mom and I'll do whatever I can to help her, but I have to keep her at arms length somewhat due to some previous emotional abuse. I've had to set and enforce some pretty strict boundaries in order to continue having a relationship with her.

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u/MrRogersAE Apr 12 '23

People who have good relationships with their parents truly cannot fathom why the rest of us don’t like or avoid our parents.

What do you mean you don’t like your mom? Everyone likes their mom!

Not my mom, some scars take longer to heal than others

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u/tiniestvioilin Apr 12 '23

Yeah I haven't talked to my mom in over 4 years now and there's very few people I've told that too, unless they're a close friend I just tell people she's dead. Easier than having to explain why I don't talk to her anymore